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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
OK, you've GOT to explain to me how you got past security without a boarding pass. Is the Portland security really that lax? I can't get anywhere close to a gate without a boarding pass anywhere I go (not that I usually try), but this one is news to me and is exactly counter to everything I know.
Sorry to threadjack, but you've really got me curious.
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No prob.
You fly from SMF to PDX via Southwest airlines. Then you walk from your gate, down that hall where you look into the back of the restaurants over to the other gates. You don't have to walk out through the main area with all those shops and try to go through security. Just stay in the secure area.
And since this thread has TOTALLY come off the rails, let me say a little something about the fine folks who work security. THEY SUCK AT THEIR JOBS.
Reason 1
My dad (Mr. Respect Authority himself) accidentally left his pocket knife in his carry-on bag. The security drones tossed his luggage looking for it. When he asked what they were looking for, they threatened to lock him up. (WTF?!) Eventually they told him they were looking for a pocket knife. He said, "check the pocket of my blue shorts." No dice. Eventually they repacked the bag and sent him on his way. When he got to the hotel, there was his pocket knife in the pocket of his blue shorts.
Reason 2
My wife set off the metal detector. She sood there while the two guys working the machine babbled at eachother, totally ignoring her. After a few seconds, she shrugged her shoulders and went on through.
Oopsy! She forgot to take THIS out of her pocket -
Reason 3
I found this in my carry-on after I got off a plane - YIPES!!
One might conclude that my family has a problem remembering to take knives out of pockets. Or maybe we are just morons. If so, I guess we are qualified to work at the airport.
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Originally Posted by Carno
What I want to know is why the magazine on the rifle in clavus' avatar is facing the wrong way.
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Because it is not a rifle. It is a plasma gun. Duh!